society; public; community; social studies
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
transactions; dealings; business
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
outside world; physical world
to face on; to look out on to
natural light; unpolarized light
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
empirically; from experience
conviction; belief; confidence
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
bubble era (of Japan; 1986-1991)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
10,000,000,000; ten billion
hidden treasure; treasured article
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
reaching; attaining; arrival
thousands; several thousand
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation